Kabul vs Naypyidaw - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kabul	Naypyidaw
🚶 Cost of living one person	$458	$594
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1016	$1445
🏠 One person rent	$195	$257
🏘️ Family rent	$267	$377
🍽️ Food expenses	$153	$201
🚐 Transport expenses	$76.9	$75.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$104	$143
😷 Air quality	Unhealthy	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	30	17
😀 Quality of life	33	23
🏙️ Population	4.27M	1.16M

The cost of living in Kabul is 23% less expensive than in Naypyidaw. Cities ranked 8842nd and 7871st ($458 vs $594) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 3rd in Afghanistan and Myanmar, respectively. Check Afghanistan vs Myanmar comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Kabul compared to 0.2 months in Naypyidaw. Kabul ranked 1st best city to live in Afghanistan vs Naypyidaw ranked 5th in Myanmar, while ranked 8609th and 9024th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kabul vs Naypyidaw

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	Kabul	Naypyidaw
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.45	$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$11.2	$15.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.48	$4.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.4	$0.91
☕ Cappuccino	$1.19	$1.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.36	$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$93.7	$536
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$62.8	$132
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$172	$656
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$111	$237
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.9	$23.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$48.1	$36.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$95.2	$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.06%	9.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$505	$1551
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$260	$742
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.22	$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$10.6	$10.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.78	$12.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.8	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.22	$0.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$1.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$8.26
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$4.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.13	$7.19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.54	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.8	$1.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.83	$2.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.46	$1.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.45	$1.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.43	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.24	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$0.98	$0.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$1.81	$7.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.75	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.72	$1.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.3	$1.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.88	$5.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.12	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.52	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$10.2	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.23	$3.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$15.4	$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.1	$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$18	$31.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$34.6	$72.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$19.7	$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$1486	$8355

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Cities near Kabul

Distance	City	Cost of living
105 km or 65 mi	Gardez	$401
119 km or 74 mi	Jalalabad	$354
129 km or 80 mi	Ghazni	$396
150 km or 93 mi	Khost	$393
163 km or 101 mi	Puli Khumri	$404
223 km or 138 mi	Peshawar	$334
235 km or 146 mi	Kohat	$364
246 km or 153 mi	Kunduz	$428
266 km or 166 mi	Mardan	$354
293 km or 182 mi	Mingora	$351
304 km or 189 mi	Mazar-i-Sharif	$470
336 km or 209 mi	Wah	$344
368 km or 229 mi	Islamabad	$443
369 km or 229 mi	Qurghonteppa	$684
374 km or 232 mi	Rawalpindi	$416
389 km or 242 mi	Sheberghan	$432
425 km or 264 mi	Sargodha	$376
450 km or 280 mi	Tursunzoda	$680
451 km or 280 mi	Dushanbe	$712
451 km or 280 mi	Mirpur	$277
456 km or 284 mi	Mandi Bahauddin	$326
458 km or 285 mi	Kandahar	$436
467 km or 290 mi	Jhang	$294
474 km or 294 mi	Chiniot	$372
476 km or 296 mi	Baramulla	$265
499 km or 310 mi	Gojra	$351
501 km or 312 mi	Hafizabad	$363
503 km or 313 mi	Faisalabad	$333
505 km or 314 mi	Gujrat	$320
517 km or 321 mi	Dera Ghazi Khan	$254
520 km or 323 mi	Srinagar	$340
523 km or 325 mi	Quetta	$291
526 km or 327 mi	Multan	$403
534 km or 332 mi	Sahiwal	$303
536 km or 333 mi	Gujranwala	$302
538 km or 334 mi	Khanewal	$362
546 km or 340 mi	Sialkot	$311
549 km or 341 mi	Sheikhupura	$368
550 km or 342 mi	Kamoke	$316
553 km or 344 mi	Lashkargah	$439

Cities near Naypyidaw

Distance	City	Cost of living
138 km or 86 mi	Taunggyi	$534
242 km or 150 mi	Mandalay	$540
244 km or 151 mi	Pai	$667
276 km or 171 mi	Bago	$571
277 km or 172 mi	Monywa	$519
317 km or 197 mi	Chiang Mai	$727
334 km or 207 mi	Yangon	$614
343 km or 213 mi	Sittwe	$558
359 km or 223 mi	Hpa-an	$581
370 km or 230 mi	Pathein	$666
384 km or 239 mi	Chiang Rai	$603
400 km or 249 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
474 km or 295 mi	Cox's Bazar	$324
530 km or 329 mi	Chittagong	$358
540 km or 336 mi	Jinghong	$577
546 km or 339 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
563 km or 350 mi	Aizawl	$456
598 km or 372 mi	Pu'er	$599
602 km or 374 mi	Imphal	$370
609 km or 378 mi	Lincang	$601
620 km or 385 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
625 km or 389 mi	Luang Prabang	$1261
634 km or 394 mi	Myitkyina	$539
667 km or 414 mi	Vang Vieng	$1181
667 km or 415 mi	Baoshan	$607
675 km or 419 mi	Agartala	$362
681 km or 423 mi	Barisal	$312
698 km or 433 mi	Brahmanbaria	$332
708 km or 440 mi	Vientiane	$1152
718 km or 446 mi	Sylhet	$321
722 km or 449 mi	Narayanganj	$348
723 km or 449 mi	Narsingdi	$352
737 km or 458 mi	Dhaka	$464
743 km or 462 mi	Udon Thani	$578
762 km or 474 mi	Khulna	$301
773 km or 480 mi	Dali	$582
777 km or 483 mi	Shillong	$354
784 km or 487 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
793 km or 493 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
799 km or 496 mi	Khon Kaen	$590